Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Rhymney ironworks, photograph

Rhymney Ironworks furnaces (often erroneously referred to as "Egyptian" furnaces) situated on the Bute (West Bank) Ironworks site viewed from east north east. Four Whitwell stoves seen on the left. The furnaces were built 1825 - 26 and subsequently numbered 4,5,6 in 1884 under the Rhymney Iron Company Limited.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

64.539/1

Creation/Production

Freke, Alfred (Mr)
Date: 1870s

Acquisition

Donation, 27/7/1964

Measurements

mount (mm): 350
mount (mm): 446
mount (mm): 230
mount (mm): 292

Techniques

sepia (monochrome photograph)
photograph

Material

paper
card

Location

In store
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